Cigar wrapping machine



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CIGAR WRAPPING MACHINE Filed May 28, 1947 18 Sheets-Sheet l8 Patented July 1, 192

' STAT-Es.

GIGARWR'APPIN G MACHINE .William. J;. .Gilest Belleville, N.- J a assignor' to Tobacco Machine supply Company, 1110., a corporatiomof- New Jersey Application'May 28; 1947, Serial-=N0n751 fl31 l 8 Claims. 1.

This'invention:relatesain generaiito cigar.:wrap;-:1 ping:machines10f:thettvpexthat;includes: abunchx: carrier; which; carriesta bunchtfltom::atbunchaconr veyor to a .ieafiiorewrapper 'dieand; movesgthe. bunch. laterally over theawrapper, while-psimulitaneousiy; rotating the;b.unch: to..wind..01t roll the; wrapper. thereom. Moreupanticularlw the. invene tiomcontemplates a;machinewfnitiwranping ci ars. ot the typethathave dtaperediorzconicaiends, fore example, cigars. of the/perfects: shape;

Themrapping .of ccigars.ofythisznature poses;- a, diflioultpmblem, ras; compared with the wrapping: Ofi straights cigars; suchas; thce panetelas; that: greataccura'cy and delicacy of operations; arerequizzed; in cuttingithez-leawest to; form the. irregu: larIyshaped; wrappen and 1. in; nicely and: firmly; wrapping thennrclszof thewnappenatlthe tuckgend andhead endzpof .the :.-.cigar; respectively; and a prime iobjeict-r of invention. is :to; provide; a machine:whereimthecomplicated. andinicemov m merits incidentzitm hand= wrapping; shall: xbe zimie;

tatedzeasrclosely; assnossiblew v r i Other; important. objects. of; invention. are ta'provideinramachine ofi lthis charact moveh andzzimprovecthunch: carrier .andzmeansfor-r; op-t; eratins;;-it;; whereby: the..bunch1tshai1:. be. movedt through amirregulan pathtover; theiwrapnenndi soithatstheimovement of .theobunchi ishallncomm pensatezionithewsirreeuiansshapei otrthe wsappen.

pantibularlw at the :tuck, end; of; 1 the: cigar 111 1 .130 thereby ensureaccurateeand finn applican f" thevwrappemtmthabunch:rzandlthustopro 1d a. roliingsmeehani'sm; movable elinearlyasabeve th wrappendie and having-a hunch: carrier mountain: thereomtoxrotateabouizaverticaiaxis.1

Anothemobject mites-provide such amachine which: shall include.novehanduimnroved: means 1 for-swinging.the wrappenedi its=; owrrp1aneduringyaxportio tether-movement: 1 of the bunch over theudimduringf, heirouinegonex eratiom whereby; o ensure accurate wranpinsi .cf thetfiagiend otitherwranpemanound:theaheadiemt ofthebunclni i A durther object;is:,to:.:p1tovide; novel anon-m;- proved. means. fonrlinearlmowing theyirollingmechanismra-carriaseiaan rotati 8': bunchtg carrienthereonzwhereby th, mqvementsrshall bow rapidapositive andaccmzate v.

Stilln another object" .=;is:; tc provider-never.) and; improvedatmeans. for"normally rholding .therleaf or wrapperxomtherdre suction: and..;for; auto 1' maticailvytorcingrthetfla endzofzthe wnappervout of: contact. with: the die; as: the bunch: is...brought: 1. into; jnxtapositionrto saimfiag-ende lowthe rolling. A mechanism:

Further obiectsrar s provide'novels. and: mr proved: actuatin mechani m: 1 or h tu k n needle; wherebwthe-needle sha hbeipc itivel d; accurately moved twithgrespect to thQWIfiPQEIn die; and; the.- tuckrendi of; the bunch; o; pr vide.- a-;:- bunch carrier.;whicht sha11; (embody; a5 QVBl; and; pr e simple" and-re1iab1 comb na ion: of Parts:

Other objects, advantages and results of the in;-. ventionrwill be broughtout by; the followin -description in, conjunction with the: accompanying: drawings; wherein:

Figure 1 is a schematic top plan view OfLEt cigar. wrapping machine embodyinemv-invention.;with portions broken awas t Figure 2.1 is a. side; elevational. viewofntheimae, chine;

Figure 3 isv an, enlarged fragmentary. top. plan view of "the rolling: mechanism; in normal; .posifn tion, and with parts broken away and shown. inv section;

Figure 4 is. a. transverse verticall-sectionaiview; on the plane of the: line 4-4 of; Figure 3:;

Figure 5 is a transverse verticalisectiqnal view. approximately; on the plane of the line. Ere-.5501? Figure 4, :showing the; bunch: carrierti-nip osition to receive a bunch from the bunch conveyor;

Figure 6. is, a similarviemshowing the insertion of the bunch into the carrier;

Figure? is alike view',sho,wing: the .bunclncompletely supported in the carrier;

Figure 7a is, a. fragmentary transverse. vertical sectional view, approximately on the plane .0155 the; line law-1a of Figure 15 Figure- 8 is a. vertical sectional; view. 3 1 1 170315 m lnona the plane. of the. line- 8.-'-8iiorFigure 4;.- showing the bunch; carrier; in, end elevation and. with the tucking needle:inanormal positiom:

Figure 9 is an end'elevationali view of the-bunch carrier, from approximately.zthegplaneiof the: line: 9-4 of. Figure; 4.;

Figure 10 is an end: :elevational" view; of; the. 1 bunch, carrier similar. to: Figure 8,- butashowing the; tucking. needle in. its, position assumed jus-tg.

prior to or after the rolling operation;

Figure :11 isna' vertical longitudinal. sectional view through the bunchLcarrie'reand transversely; of, the wrappergdie; with thercarrier :inlthe post.-

. tion immediately; following 1 the. liftingqofz thei.

wrapper from, the wrapper. die by the tucking needle;

Figuma.l=laiisa fragmentary vertical: sectional view; approximately on the plane of thieuline-e .l l-w.-.-I2'l:a...of Figures Figure 12 is a sectional view, approximately on the plane of the line l2l2 of Figure 11 Figure 13 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view, approximately on the plane of the line l3-l3 ofFigure 11; a

Figure 14 is a fragmentary top plan view of the machine, with the rolling mechanism at the beginning of its return linear movement during the rolling of the wrapper on the bunch;

Figure 15 is a vertical sectional view, approxi- Figure 16 is an enlarged fragmentary side elevational view of the trip mechanism for the head or roll;

Figure 1'? is a fragmentary vertical sectional view, approximately on the plane of the line l'i-ll of Figure 14, showing a part of the trip mechanism for the header roll;

Figure 13 is a similar view, approximately on the plane'of the line l8-l8 of Figure 14;

Figure 19 is an enlarged vertical longitudinal sectional view through the leaf or wrapperdie, approximately on the planeof the line l9l9 of" Figure 1, showing the die lift or wrapper support in its normal lower position;

Figure 20 is 'a fragmentary view similar to Figmately on the plane of the line l-5-l5 of Figure ing the bunch carrier in its normal or loading position;

Figures 38-44, inclusive, show successive steps in the movement of the bunch carrier from its loading position through its rolling operation and returning to its normal position;

Figure 45 shows the bunch carrier returned to its normal position and discharging the finished cigar; V

Figure 46 is a diagrammatic top plan view of the tucking needle, the operating mechanism therefor, and the wrapper die, showing the parts in the relative positions assumed just prior to C the raising of the tuck end of the wrapper by the ure 19, showing the die lift in its elevated posi- 1 tion;

Figure 21 is a view similar to Figure 20 but taken approximately on the plane of the line ing for the die;

Figure '22 is an enlarged top plan view of the wrapper die, with portions ofthe top'section removed along the plane of the line 22-42 of Figure 19;

Figure23 is a top plan view of the plate for connecting the suction pipe to the bottom of the'diey. l

Figure 2a is a top plan view of the die lift with the wrapper-supporting plate omitted; 1

Figure 25 is a top plan view of the wrappersupporting plate;

Fig'ure 26'i's a fragmentaryelevational view, approximately on the plane of the line 26-2S of Figure 25; H

:Figure 27 is a similar view, on of Figure 25;

Figure 28 1s a sectional view, on the line 28 -23 of Figure 27; I

Figure 29 is a similar view, on the line 29-29 of Figure 25; r c

Figure 30 is an enlarged top'plan view of the die and leaf cutting mechanism which-is omitted for clearness in Figure l, and showing the cutting mechanism in its normal position at the begin ning of the cutting operation;

Fi ure 31 is a similar View, showing the opera-' tion of the cutting mechanism;

Figure 32 is an enlarged fragmentary'top plan View of the cutting rollers; l.

Figure 33 is a side elevational View of the parts shown in Figure 32, with a portion of the die shown in section;

Figure 34 is a fragmentary sectionalview, on

the line 3 5-454 of Figure 33;

Figure 351s an enlarged fragmentary sectional View, on the line 35-35 of Figure 30;

Figure 36 is a View similar to Figure 33, showing a modification of the invention;

Figure 37 is a diagrammatic fragmentary top plan view of the bunch carrier, the operating mechanism therefor, and the wrapper die, showthe line 21-21 needle, and

Specifically describing the illustrated embodimentof the invention, the machine includes a main frame A which includes parallel guide rails" l on which is mounted for linear movement the carriage 2 of a cigar rolling mechanism B. On

said carriage 2 is mounted a bunch carrier C for rotation about a vertical axis, whereby -.a tobacco bunch can beinserted into the carrier.

from a bunch conveyor D and said bunch may then be moved by linear movement of the car-1 riage 2 to a'position above a wrapper die E, whereupon the carrier maybe rotated about its vertical axis and the bunch can besimultaneously rotated by and in the carrier while the carrier is being so rotated and during the return linear movement of the rolling mechanism to its initial or loading position above the bunch conveyor D.

Prior to thecigar-rolling operation, a. tobacco leaf is placed on the leaf die and cut by pressing thereof against a knife blade on the die by the.

rollers of a leaf-pressing mechanism F (see Fig-v ures 30-35, inclusive) to form' a wrapped G forv the bunch which has a curved tuck end 3 and a sharply hook-shaped head end 4,the leaf 7 and wrapper being held on the die by suction applied to the die through a conduit H from a suitable source. During the cigar wrapping operation,

the wrapper is elevated in the die into juxta-' position to the bunch in the bunch carrier when the latter is disposed above the die; andthe tucks end of the wrapper is snugly pressed against the tuck end of the bunch by a tucking needle mechanism I so that during continued. rotation of the bunch the carrier and-simultaneous" movement of the carrier over the die, the wrapper will be wound upon the bunch. When. the

head end of the bunch reaches the headrendf' of the wrapper, commonly called the flag, a jet of compressed air forces the flag upwardly from the die to ensure against tearing of the flag from the die by the bunch carrier. After the rolling operation, the wrapped cigar is automaticallydischarged'from the carrier as the latter moves to its loading position. i T More specifically describing the invention, while any suitable means or manual operations may be used for inserting" the tobacco bunches i into the bunch carrier, I prefer an endless con veyor which has a plurality of bunch molds 5 mounted thereon and movedby the conveyor step by step in properly timed relation to the rolling mechanism, so as to locate thebunches in suc-' cession at the loading station beneath the-bunch Each mold has a plurality of vholes 6 in its bottom wall through which ejector pins 1,,

carrier.

are pushed to raise the tobacco bunch 8 (Figure 

